# sensory

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɛn.sə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #11,603

## Definitions
1. Of the physical senses or sensation.
2. Conveying nerve impulses from the sense organs to the nerve centers.

## Etymology
From sense + -ory.

## Easily confused with
- **sentry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sensory-vs-sentry)
- **señor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-sensory)
- **senior** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senior-vs-sensory)
- **sensor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sensor-vs-sensory)
- **señora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senora-vs-sensory)

## Common misspellings (11)
`esnsory`, `sennsory`, `senosry`, `sensorry`, `sensoryy`, `sensoyr`, `sensroy`, `senssory`, `sesnory`, `snesory`, `ssensory`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sensory